Guided Tour - Front Panel - Hartke B Bass Combo Série Mode D'emploi

Guided Tour - Front Panel

B600 and B900 Kickback Enclosure
1. Inputs - Connect your bass guitar to one of these standard 1/4" unbalanced jacks. If your
bass has passive electronics (that is, if it has no battery), connect it to PASSIVE INPUT, which is
designed to handle low-level signals. If your bass has active electronics (that is, if it has a battery),
connect it to ACTIVE INPUT, which employs a 10 dB pad and is designed to handle hotter bass
pickup signals.
2. Volume control - This is the overall volume control. For best signal-to-noise ratio, keep the
output of your bass at or near maximum and adjust the B Series Volume to the desired level.
3. Shape control (B600 and B900 only) - This control applies a specialized 20 dB notch filter
to the specified frequency area so that you can customize the effect of the Shape curve to best
complement your particular bass instrument. Moving the Shape control clockwise causes the
notch filter to be applied to higher frequencies while moving it counterclockwise causes it to
be applied to lower frequencies. At the fully clockwise position, the filter is applied to the 1 kHz
frequency area; this will act to attenuate mid-range frequencies and give your bass a deep,
low tone. At the fully counterclockwise position, the filter is applied to the 90 Hz frequency area;
this will act to attenuate low frequencies and give your bass a biting, trebly sound. For more
information, see the "Using Equalization and Shape" section on page 8 in this manual.
4. Bass EQ control - This control provides approximately 15 dB of cut or boost at 100 Hz, with a
peak (bell) curve. When the knob is at the 12 o'clock ("0") position, there is no boost or attenua-
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